LED Lights

You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and candlepower being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are great for being seen, not so great for seeing. That said, I do plan on using them all over the boat, but will shop very carefully. Paul In a message dated 7/7/2010 2:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cl… [at] charterinternet.com writes: Charles Strasburger wrote: Mark, sounds like a great time! On another note, have you redone all your lighting with LED's? Having the mast pulled end of the season here, and having it completely redone. Obviously the electrics will be replaced as well, and we are considering the LED replacements. I am looking at doing that on the interior as well. Any hints or considerations you might offer would be greatly appreciated. I'll second the motion. LED lights seem to be the future because of reduced current and increased brightness, at least by reason of directional focus. Has anybody used LED replacements for standard bayonet-base 12 VDC incandescent bulbs? Chris Campbell

Please share what works well for interior spot lamp replacements. I would like to reduce my power consumption while on the hook. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: pw… [at] aol.com To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and candlepower being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are great for being seen, not so great for seeing. That said, I do plan on using them all over the boat, but will shop very carefully. Paul In a message dated 7/7/2010 2:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cl… [at] charterinternet.com writes: Charles Strasburger wrote: Mark, sounds like a great time! On another note, have you redone all your lighting with LED's? Having the mast pulled end of the season here, and having it completely redone. Obviously the electrics will be replaced as well, and we are considering the LED replacements. I am looking at doing that on the interior as well. Any hints or considerations you might offer would be greatly appreciated. I'll second the motion. LED lights seem to be the future because of reduced current and increased brightness, at least by reason of directional focus. Has anybody used LED replacements for standard bayonet-base 12 VDC incandescent bulbs? Chris Campbell __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Yes, please share. One particular concern is the whiteness of the interior lighting. I prefer something a bit more subdued and yellower. A bit more, shall we say, romantic. Those people with the white hot headlights on the road drive me nuts. They can see fine, but that is not much good if the other drivers are blind. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 6:02 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights  Please share what works well for interior spot lamp replacements. I would like to reduce my power consumption while on the hook. Mark From: pw… [at] aol.com<mailto:pw… [at] aol.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and candlepower being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are great for being seen, not so great for seeing. That said, I do plan on using them all over the boat, but will shop very carefully. Paul In a message dated 7/7/2010 2:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cl… [at] charterinternet.com writes: Charles Strasburger wrote: Mark, sounds like a great time! On another note, have you redone all your lighting with LED's? Having the mast pulled end of the season here, and having it completely redone. Obviously the electrics will be replaced as well, and we are considering the LED replacements. I am looking at doing that on the interior as well. Any hints or considerations you might offer would be greatly appreciated. I'll second the motion. LED lights seem to be the future because of reduced current and increased brightness, at least by reason of directional focus. Has anybody used LED replacements for standard bayonet-base 12 VDC incandescent bulbs? Chris Campbell __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

I changed all of my interior and exterior fixtures for the 2005 TransPac. That race took us 14 days. The exterior (running lights) are still LED, and working fine. I replaced all of my interior lights back to halogen, because I like the color and the fact that they are dim-able. I saved the LED interior fixtures, and if I were ever to sail a long distance off-shore again, I might return to them. However, since we used even the LED lights so little on the race, I'm not sure how much difference they made. Fin. ----- Original Message ----- From: Husar, Charlie [USA]<mailto:hu… [at] bah.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 3:12 PM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights  Yes, please share. One particular concern is the whiteness of the interior lighting. I prefer something a bit more subdued and yellower. A bit more, shall we say, romantic. Those people with the white hot headlights on the road drive me nuts. They can see fine, but that is not much good if the other drivers are blind. Cheers Charlie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 6:02 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights  Please share what works well for interior spot lamp replacements. I would like to reduce my power consumption while on the hook. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: pw… [at] aol.com<mailto:pw… [at] aol.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and candlepower being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are great for being seen, not so great for seeing. That said, I do plan on using them all over the boat, but will shop very carefully. Paul In a message dated 7/7/2010 2:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cl… [at] charterinternet.com writes: Charles Strasburger wrote: Mark, sounds like a great time! On another note, have you redone all your lighting with LED's? Having the mast pulled end of the season here, and having it completely redone. Obviously the electrics will be replaced as well, and we are considering the LED replacements. I am looking at doing that on the interior as well. Any hints or considerations you might offer would be greatly appreciated. I'll second the motion. LED lights seem to be the future because of reduced current and increased brightness, at least by reason of directional focus. Has anybody used LED replacements for standard bayonet-base 12 VDC incandescent bulbs? Chris Campbell __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com<http://www.eset.com/> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com<http://www.eset.com/>

Hi Mark: I have had good luck with the led lights from Sailor Solutions for interior lights(sailorssolutions.com). Practical Sailor gave them very high marks for color and brightness. Not inexpensive but very low power usage. I just purchased two more for interior reading lights. They are set up for the G4 type of replacement but a $3 adaptor will work in the bayonet type socket. Les Hester From: Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) <ma… [at] cox.net> To: Cal Boats <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:01:57 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights  Please share what works well for interior spot lamp replacements. I would like to reduce my power consumption while on the hook. Mark From:pw… [at] aol.com To:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and candlepower being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are great for being seen, not so great for seeing. That said, I do plan on using them all over the boat, but will shop very carefully. Paul In a message dated 7/7/2010 2:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cl… [at] charterinternet.com writes: Charles Strasburger wrote: Mark, sounds like a great time! On another note, have you redone all your lighting with LED's? Having the mast pulled end of the season here, and having it completely redone. Obviously the electrics will be replaced as well, and we are considering the LED replacements. I am looking at doing that on the interior as well. Any hints or considerations you might offer would be greatly appreciated. I'll second the motion. LED lights seem to be the future because of reduced current and increased brightness, at least by reason of directional focus. Has anybody used LED replacements for standard bayonet-base 12 VDC incandescent bulbs? Chris Campbell Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

One more comment...there is a dimmer switch available also for these units. les From: ld… [at] comcast.net To: Cal Boats <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:56:57 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights (Mark) Hi Mark: I have had good luck with the led lights from Sailor Solutions for interior lights(sailorssolutions.com). Practical Sailor gave them very high marks for color and brightness. Not inexpensive but very low power usage. I just purchased two more for interior reading lights. They are set up for the G4 type of replacement but a $3 adaptor will work in the bayonet type socket. Les Hester From: Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) <ma… [at] cox.net> To: Cal Boats <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:01:57 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights  Please share what works well for interior spot lamp replacements. I would like to reduce my power consumption while on the hook. Mark From:pw… [at] aol.com To:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and candlepower being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are great for being seen, not so great for seeing. That said, I do plan on using them all over the boat, but will shop very carefully. Paul In a message dated 7/7/2010 2:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cl… [at] charterinternet.com writes: Charles Strasburger wrote: Mark, sounds like a great time! On another note, have you redone all your lighting with LED's? Having the mast pulled end of the season here, and having it completely redone. Obviously the electrics will be replaced as well, and we are considering the LED replacements. I am looking at doing that on the interior as well. Any hints or considerations you might offer would be greatly appreciated. I'll second the motion. LED lights seem to be the future because of reduced current and increased brightness, at least by reason of directional focus. Has anybody used LED replacements for standard bayonet-base 12 VDC incandescent bulbs? Chris Campbell Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

I was hoping that a stock inexpensive led replacement bulb would work with lamps 3 way switch. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: ld… [at] comcast.net To: Cal Boats Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 5:20 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights (Mark) One more comment...there is a dimmer switch available also for these units. les ----- Original Message ----- From: ld… [at] comcast.net To: Cal Boats <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:56:57 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights (Mark) Hi Mark: I have had good luck with the led lights from Sailor Solutions for interior lights(sailorssolutions.com). Practical Sailor gave them very high marks for color and brightness. Not inexpensive but very low power usage. I just purchased two more for interior reading lights. They are set up for the G4 type of replacement but a $3 adaptor will work in the bayonet type socket. Les Hester ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) <ma… [at] cox.net> To: Cal Boats <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:01:57 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights  Please share what works well for interior spot lamp replacements. I would like to reduce my power consumption while on the hook. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From:pw… [at] aol.com To:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and candlepower being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are great for being seen, not so great for seeing. That said, I do plan on using them all over the boat, but will shop very carefully. Paul In a message dated 7/7/2010 2:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cl… [at] charterinternet.com writes: Charles Strasburger wrote: Mark, sounds like a great time! On another note, have you redone all your lighting with LED's? Having the mast pulled end of the season here, and having it completely redone. Obviously the electrics will be replaced as well, and we are considering the LED replacements. I am looking at doing that on the interior as well. Any hints or considerations you might offer would be greatly appreciated. I'll second the motion. LED lights seem to be the future because of reduced current and increased brightness, at least by reason of directional focus. Has anybody used LED replacements for standard bayonet-base 12 VDC incandescent bulbs? Chris Campbell __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5262 (20100708) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5262 (20100708) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

pw… [at] aol.com wrote: > > > You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and > candlepower being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are > great for being seen, not so great for seeing. I have a little flashlight with about 6 white LEDs in a row. Took it on the trip to France, and took in along when we entered the cave at Niaux to see the cave paintings. They gave us all some big industrial incandescent flashlights. The little LED light worked pretty well in the blackness of the cave, although the color was obviously much different. Chris Campbell

There was an article in Cruising World several months ago that addressed these specific issues. Regards, Wayne From: "Husar, Charlie [USA]" <hu… [at] bah.com> To: "Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 6:12:10 PM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights  Yes, please share. One particular concern is the whiteness of the interior lighting. I prefer something a bit more subdued and yellower. A bit more, shall we say, romantic. Those people with the white hot headlights on the road drive me nuts. They can see fine, but that is not much good if the other drivers are blind. Cheers Charlie From: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com [mailto:Cal_ Boats@yahoogroup s.com] On Behalf Of Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 6:02 PM To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights  Please share what works well for interior spot lamp replacements. I would like to reduce my power consumption while on the hook. Mark >From: pwestla@aol. com >To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com >Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:28 PM >Subject: [Cal_Boats] LED Lights > > >You really have to watch what you buy with LED's. Color, and candlepower >being very important. LED's in my experience thus far are great for being >seen, not so great for seeing. That said, I do plan on using them all over >the boat, but will shop very carefully. > >Paul > >In a message dated 7/7/2010 2:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >clcampbell@charteri nternet.com writes: > >>Charles Strasburger wrote: >> >>>Mark, sounds like a great time! >>> >>>On another note, have you redone all your lighting with LED's? Having >>>the mast pulled end of the season here, and having it completely redone. >>>Obviously the electrics will be replaced as well, and we are considering >>>the LED replacements. I am looking at doing that on the interior as >>>well. >>> >>> >>>Any hints or considerations you might offer would be greatly >>appreciated. >>> >I'll second the motion. LED lights seem to be the future because of >reduced current and increased brightness, at least by reason of directional >focus. Has anybody used LED replacements for standard bayonet-base 12 VDC >incandescent bulbs? > >Chris Campbell > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >database 5260 (20100707) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset. com > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5260 (20100707) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset. com